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Re: My "new" 1968 c20
Love all of the work you have done and your attention to the details.
Following along. Weird question. I noticed in some of your photos that you have a rock wall on your property, are the rocks local to your property? How is the soil/dirt, is it full of rock or mostly soil? We don't have many rock walls around Texas but our soil type varies from sandy to rocky to rich prairie dirt. |
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Re: My "new" 1968 c20
I cant dig here without hitting rocks. There are stone walls all over my property was an active farm from the early 1800s till around 1970 . But the soil is very good
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Been a while to many other projects but I’ve been detailing the front frame rails . Next is the engine .
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Came out really clean, what was the your method?
And original ball joints!!! |
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Wire wheel on a cordless drill . Thing was so caked with grease a red SC dirt the metal was real clean
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Good stuff, well maintained and quality ball joints too. My 67 still has the OE ball joints too and in great shape. Non-PS, one finger steering straight tight AF front end!!!
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Found the spindles today . Times like this I wish I had a steam genny . Lots of scraping and wire brushing .
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Cleaned the transmission and motor too . Hopefully paint the motor next week
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Got to the motor today . Found that both brackets for the alternator are cracked . Have to get the upper one off when I take the fan and pulley off to paint . Then weld them up.
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It’s looking better . Still lots more detailing to do
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Back together and running welded up the brackets .
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Re: My "new" 1968 c20
Couple more
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Heater box back on. Engine area is pretty much done moving on the the inside cab . Needed to put the cluster back on to move it almost started it with the oil line pointed directly at me .
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Sum beach lookin good!
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Thanks I primed up some parts today .
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Sanded the interior today had factory runs all over . The runs were in the primer and they just sprayed right over them . I went for a gallon of single stage to finish the truck one gallon paint a quart of hardner and a gallon of reducer $464.00 fall of 2020 same exact items $325 .
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Inside cab is done . Got the tailgate and taillights installed.
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Keeping the tread current .
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Fender and door painted today .
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Door and fender hung . Buffed up the door lock still has some deep scratches .
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You’ve been busy. What panels are left to paint?
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Passenger door & fender , hood and grille . Might not get done this year unless I get access to a paint booth or just a shop area .
Few updates
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Updates . Getting tired of working on it actually, installed the rear glass and worked on the passenger door today
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Polished up some Stainless carriage bolts for the rear bumper .
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Still hammering at it.
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